Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 22
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,215 head
▲ 1,058 vs last sale 157▼ 49 vs year ago 1,264 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 47▼ 86 vs year ago 153 · −56.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 29▼ 38 vs year ago 44 · −86.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.56/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −105.64 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$307.56
9 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$77.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519316.131,6418thin
Medium and Large 2-3590239.001,4101thin
One grade step is worth $77.13/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
307.56
—
KY average23 barns · 544 hd
314.73
−7.18
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−105.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,765156.972,7715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550136.482,1166thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,368135.371,85224
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080121.001,3072thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,268210.002,6634thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,305175.002,2841thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,485$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,6302thin

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517322.00/cwt320.00–324.001,6657
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576319.71/cwt310.00–323.001,84211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,89810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778263.23/cwt243.00–273.002,0483
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9601
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,2372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388379.54/cwt362.50–385.001,4735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395321.25/cwt302.50–340.001,2692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422353.80/cwt335.00–382.501,4939
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425323.29/cwt315.00–345.001,3746
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3456324.56/cwt270.00–342.501,4805
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522305.74/cwt280.00–319.001,59611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564269.17/cwt250.00–277.001,5184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587297.65/cwt290.00–299.501,7475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630254.00/cwt236.00–272.001,6002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665256.05/cwt254.00–258.001,7032
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7111
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2223411.79/cwt405.00–415.009183
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333439.81/cwt412.50–470.001,4653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362391.38/cwt380.00–400.001,4173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363359.01/cwt337.00–370.001,3035
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375421.02/cwt415.00–427.001,5797
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423328.96/cwt270.00–431.001,3923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428421.97/cwt407.00–427.001,8066
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428369.90/cwt320.00–405.001,5838
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3453323.31/cwt320.00–330.001,4653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,8167
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507320.25/cwt320.00–321.001,6244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,7992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665277.91/cwt266.00–290.001,8482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,0594
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0221
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7791
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers23 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3215215.00/cwt215.00–215.004621
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3332346.72/cwt333.00–350.001,15115
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3382330.86/cwt300.00–345.001,2646
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3413325.09/cwt312.00–350.001,34330
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3Value Added416335.97/cwt334.00–340.001,39849
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3467313.16/cwt277.00–337.501,46220
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3524292.25/cwt279.00–309.001,53121
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3577190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0969
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3622280.17/cwt240.00–285.501,743100
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3681258.21/cwt246.00–271.001,75833
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3Value Added705242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,71016
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720253.94/cwt214.00–275.001,828102
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3791221.55/cwt212.00–225.501,7529
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3841220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8503
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3871218.26/cwt210.50–219.751,90198
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3Value Added874219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,91855
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3913221.74/cwt195.00–250.002,02420
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3987191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8856
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,023203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,07712
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,075211.53/cwt199.50–219.002,27426
Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 31,193195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,32656
Dairy Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,204197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,37812
Dairy Steers1250–1300Large 31,283196.50/cwt196.50–196.502,52113
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3816196.75/cwt196.75–196.751,60513
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3356312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1133
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2-3656227.96/cwt224.00–232.001,4954
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Large 2-3960215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0649
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 2-31,031215.60/cwt214.00–217.502,22311
Beef/Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 2-31,078219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,36116
Beef/Dairy Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4091
Beef/Dairy Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,167217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5382
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2-3745224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6693
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2-3845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,268210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6634
Steers—Choice1,305175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3931
Bulls——1,585147.66/cwt145.00–150.002,3402
Bulls——2,035169.27/cwt165.00–173.003,4452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165128.05/cwt121.00–139.501,4923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384147.47/cwt140.00–154.002,0415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,401132.96/cwt123.00–138.501,86316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467131.22/cwt129.00–135.001,9253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633141.75/cwt139.50–143.002,3153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.